Unknown British and French air schools

[klemen]

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone of you can help me. I have just received from the French war archives a document about a certain guy I am researching, which says: "[...] Arrive eN ANGLETERRE le 01.01.1943 - Mute C.I. de Camberley le 02.01.1943 - Mute a 7 Signal School le 24.02.1942 [...] - Vient du GB 1/20 - Arrive et pris en compte a l'E.M.N.B. de Cazaux a compter du 22.03.1946 [...]".

What does C.I. de Camberley stand for? I believe that before the war there was a NCO air (!!) school in Camberley, but that was in France, wasn't it? So ther eis no chance that this person would attend it in 1942 when France was still occupied by the Germans.

Does anyone have any details about this 7 Signal School?

What was E.M.N.B. in Cazaux in 1945-46?

Thanks in advance.

Klemen

[Scarletspitfire]

Hi Klemen,

The No.7 Signals School operated between Feburary 1942 to February 1945 was in South Kensington, London and was formerly No. 7 Radio School. The Operations Diary can be found inthe National Archives in Kew, London under reference number AIR 29/72.

Hope this helps.

PAUL JOHNSON

[niallc]

I suspect the reference to Camberley is to the Camberley in Surrey, England. This was the home of the Free French Assembling Centre where new recruits were assessed before going on to be trained in whatever field they were felt to be most suited to.

Hope this helps

NiallC

[Bertrand H]

Hi Klemen,

At last you found what you search about your guy… good news.
E.M.N.B. : Ecole des Mitraillleurs et Navigateurs Bombardiers

Sincerely,

Bertrand H

[klemen]

Dear niallc, Scarletspitfire and Bertrand,

Thanks for your most prompt answers, which proved to be very helpful and answered more or less all of my questions. Thank you again.

Bertrand: Yes, I have finally been able to find the info about my man, but unfortunately the S.H.A.A. proved to be not very helpful, therefore I had to get the papers from B.A.L.E. in Aubagne, where they had, to my big suprise, also had his air force records.

Klemen